Social Security, DOGE

Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud
Elon Musk says Social Security and other federal benefit programs will be targeted in his hunt for fraudulent spending.
Protect Your Social Security Benefits As DOGE Cuts 7,000 SSA Jobs, Closes Offices
The SSA last week announced it would cut 7,000 of its 60,000 jobs plus close field offices and reduce regional offices as part of President Donald J. Trump’s mandate to reduce government waste and costs via the newly-named Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE) initiatives.
DOGE Is Supposed to Clean Up Social Security. Will It Also Cut Benefits?
Just as people tend to do their fair share of needless spending, so does the federal government. But that wastes taxpayers’ dollars and puts pressure on key programs that are essential to many people.
O’Malley: DOGE cuts could soon trigger Social Security system ‘collapse’
Martin O’Malley, the former commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), said Monday the recent cuts made by tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency
Trump, DOGE to cut Social Security staff in half; O’Malley says it could cause significant interruption of benefits
The Social Security Administration has been told to cut half of its staff as President Trump pursues widespread cuts in federal government.
'That’s the big one to eliminate': Musk vows to cut a 'half trillion' from Social Security
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is now openly declaring his plan to slash hundreds of billions of dollars from earned benefits programs like Social Security and Medicare. During a recent appearance on Fox Business,
Elon Musk's DOGE: Can it affect Social Security benefits?
Elon Musk, appointed by President Trump as head of the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has sparked debate with his claims of fraud in federal entitlement programs. His efforts to access Treasury records have raised privacy concerns,
DOGE’s Social Security Closures Have Peeved Federal Workers Taking to the Street
Federal employees protested en masse over the weekend as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency announced it would ...
DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner said members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team are outsiders who are ...
What to know about Social Security office closures driven by Musk’s DOGE
Across-the-board cuts at the Social Security Administration are prompting questions about how the benefits of millions of ...
Social Security’s acting chief privately admits DOGE ‘will make mistakes’ while cuts delay processing of claims, report says
SSA employees told the Post that DOGE-led cuts to staff, spending and operating systems are already sowing chaos and delaying ...
DOGE is searching through Social Security payments looking for fraud
DOGE is sifting through Social Security payments in an anti-fraud effort that has some worried the administration could deny payments to vulnerable older Americans.
Ex-head of Social Security claimed DOGE actions could cause payment interruptions. Here's context
Only time will tell if the prediction by Martin O’Malley, the former Social Security commissioner, is accurate.
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Ex-Social Security leader sounds alarm: DOGE staff cuts will lead to ‘total collapse’ of systems
“This is going to lead to total system collapse,” O’Malley told The Baltimore Sun. “It’s a very old, fragile computer system ...
Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...